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sudo service minidlna force-reload
sudo service minidlna force-reload
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The setup took only 5 minutes.
Note that each subfolders under '''media_dir''' has to have a mode 775.
On Android BubbleUPnP, Go to Library > Your DLNA. Media -> Pictures -> Folders or Media -> Video -> Folders. The streaming is smooth compared to using say VLC/ES File Explorer to play media files.


= Plex =
= Plex =

Revision as of 18:00, 25 August 2015

The page is most likely designed for Raspberry Pi although the software can be installed on regular linux box too.

MiniDLNA/Upnp

sudo apt-get install minidlna
sudo nano /etc/fstab
sudo nano /etc/minidlna.conf
sudo service minidlna restart

sudo service minidlna force-reload

The setup took only 5 minutes.

Note that each subfolders under media_dir has to have a mode 775.

On Android BubbleUPnP, Go to Library > Your DLNA. Media -> Pictures -> Folders or Media -> Video -> Folders. The streaming is smooth compared to using say VLC/ES File Explorer to play media files.

Plex

Photo Album

using Lychee, a free photo-management tool, which runs on your server or web-space.